HAVAS MEDIA China is looking for a Research Assistant to join our fast growing team. You are highly energetic, passionate and intuitive with previous experience in a research or communications company.

The role of the research assistant is to conduct qualitative & quantitative research and insight for client account work and new business pitches. You will support the wider strategy team and work with the planning departments within the agency to generate key communication insights from consumer, category and brand data

Key areas of responsibility:
·Conduct qualitative and quantitative research including participation in new research products
·Data collection, analysis and report writing
·Support integration of consumer, media, brand and market insights into the planning process
·Act as key contact for proprietary tools
·Support and proactive in insight led thought leadership and PR; internally and externally

Skills and Experience Requirements:
·1-2 years work experience in research or agency
·Understanding of qualitative and quantitative research techniques
·Independent self-starter
·Project management skills and ability to multi-task
·Strong work ethic and attention to detail
·Excellent interpersonal skills
·Report writing and presentation skills
·Fluent spoken and written Mandarin and English

The ideal candidate has experience from a media agency and demonstrates strong analytical and communication skills. While the role does not specifically require moderator experience nor detailed quantitative technical experience, the research assistant must be able to compare and contrast research findings to influence strategy and planning.

Location & travel:

You are based in Shanghai and able to travel within China

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Location: Shanghai 上海

The position exists to drive efficiencies in our internal process and to ensure the project is produced on time and too the right quality. This person will coordinating workflow from account service to creative, in order to well plan resources. The person hired in this role will be responsible for meeting deadlines and deliverables on the projects and ensuring all internal approvals are in place.

Key Responsibilities
The functions and duties of the position involve:
-Running the internal weekly work in progress meetings
-Setting up job numbers
-Opening and managing job bags
-Checking the brief, arranging internal meeting with A/S, Creative and planning to interrogate bigger briefs
-Meeting with vendors, agree resources and deadlines
-Working with various departments to ensure timeline is sufficient
-Tracking project to ensure timeline is on track
-Setting up and ensuring internal creative reviews happen on time and with the right people
-Coordinating and assessing workload (creative, studio, re-touching, and production). Raising any workload or capacity issues and providing additional freelance and/or 3rd party vender resource if required and approved
-Vender and freelance portfolio searching and collection (stock image, font, illustration, storyboard, 3D, retouching etc.)
-Vender code application and process
-In charge of all 3rd party payments from vendors and freelancers in order to get official fapiao
-Vender quote, bidding, purchase order payment, invoice, copyright, cost application, processing and filing
-Actively source and build database of freelance resources and new venders qualified to meet needs
-Manage and help control timeline, raising in advance any potential risks
-Providing retouching costs
-Filing and recording all payments and AP tracking
-Project cost final checking and job closure

Requirements
-University degree and major in Advertising/Communication/Marketing
-Minimum 1 year working/internship experience in 4A agency
-Fluent English language skill, both verbal and written
-Good communication and interpersonal skill
-Team spirit with passion